2002 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2002.
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Events[edit]
- November — Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!. It opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year.
Top hits of the year[edit]
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2002:
Top new album releases[edit]
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2002:
Other top albums[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- February 13 — Waylon Jennings, 64, singer and guitarist (diabetic complications)
- March 3 — Harlan Howard, 74, songwriter
- May 26 — Orville Couch, 67, singer-songwriter (acute limphoblastic leukemia)
Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
- Bill Carlisle (1908-2003)
- Porter Wagoner (1927-2007)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
Major awards[edit]
Grammy Awards[edit]
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Cry," Faith Hill
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Give My Love to Rose," Johnny Cash
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Long Time Gone," Dixie Chicks
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Lil' Jack Slade," Dixie Chicks
- Best Country Song — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Best Country Album — Home, Dixie Chicks
- Best Bluegrass Album — Lost in the Lonesome Pines, Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
Juno Awards[edit]
- Country Recording of the Year — "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!," Shania Twain
CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards[edit]
- Video of the Year — "Young," Kenny Chesney
- Male Video of the Year — "Young," Kenny Chesney
- Female Video of the Year — "Blessed," Martina McBride
- Group / Duo Video of the Year — "Only in America," Brooks & Dunn
- Breakthrough Video of the Year — "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out," Chris Cagle
- Video Collaboration of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson Featuring Lee Ann Womack
- Hottest Video of the Year — "The Cowboy in Me," Tim McGraw
- Concept Video of the Year — "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Brad Paisley
- Fashion Plate Video of the Year — "Jezebel," Chely Wright
- "LOL" (Laugh Out Loud) Video of the Year — "I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby Keith
- Love Your Country Video of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Video Director of the Year — "I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby Keith (Director: Michael Salomon)
- Video Visionary Award — Dixie Chicks
Academy of Country Music[edit]
- Entertainer of the Year — Toby Keith
- Song of the Year — "I'm Movin' On," Rascal Flatts
- Single of the Year — "The Good Stuff," Kenny Chesney
- Album of the Year — Drive, Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist — Kenny Chesney
- Top Female Vocalist — Martina McBride
- Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group — Rascal Flatts
- Top New Male Vocaliast — Joe Nichols
- Top New Female Vocaliast — Kellie Coffey
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Emerson Drive
- Video of the Year — "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," Alan Jackson (Director: Steven Goldmann)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
Canadian Country Music Association[edit]
- Fans' Choice Award — Terri Clark
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Group or Duo of the Year — Emerson Drive
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Ten Million Teardrops," Jason McCoy, Tim Taylor
- Single of the Year — "I Don't Want You to Go," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Album of the Year — Small Towns and Big Dreams, Paul Brandt
- Top Selling Album — Scarecrow, Garth Brooks
- CMT Video of the Year — "I Don't Want You to Go," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Emerson Drive
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Jimmy Rankin
Country Music Association[edit]
- Entertainer of the Year — Alan Jackson
- Song of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Single of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson
- Album of the Year — Drive, Alan Jackson
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Alan Jackson
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Martina McBride
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie Chicks
- Musician of the Year — Jerry Douglas
- Horizon Award — Rascal Flatts
- Music Video of the Year — "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Brad Paisley (Director: Peter Zavadil)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
- Musician of the Year — Jerry Douglas
Further reading[edit]
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
